Holder for flags and the like



F. s. SCHMID E'l AL- HOLDER FOR FLAGS AND THE Jan. 5, 1937.

Filed Dec. 20, 1934 w,

7-. s 842114;; a J- ,Billher INVENTORS.

ATTORNE Y Patented Jan. 5, 1937 orries 2,067,024 HOLDER FOR FLAGS AND THE LIKE Frank S. Schmid and John S. Bitner, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Application December 20, 1934, Serial No. 758,466

"3 Claims.

The invention relates to holders for flags and other objects.

At the present time it is the practice to display a flag or emblem of some form on funeral cars as a notice to the traflio on the highways. Holders for supporting the flag or emblem are designed to clamp on the fenders of the vehicles.

In later models of some cars the fenders are not adapted to receive the clamps and some can owners prefer not to use the clamps for fear of marring the fenders.

The object of our invention is to provide a novel holder adapted to be attached to the bumper of the vehicle or part other than the fender and which firmly supports the emblem.

Another object is to provide a holder having means whereby the fiag or emblem is so mount- 7 ed that it is prevented from; wrapping about its support.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a holder embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. I

Fig. 4 is an elevational view of a flag staff having the non-wrapping feature applied thereto, and Fig. 5 is an elevation of a modified form of the holder.

Referring to the illustrative embodiment of the invention I is the main or base member of the device on the front side of which is formed the hook or jaw member 2. Below this jaw the main member is reduced in thickness and is preferably channelled on its opposite sides as shown at 3, 4. A slide 5 having the upwardly extending jaw 6 thereon is loosely mounted on the reduced portion of the member I and one end of-a coiled spring I is secured to the slide 5, as by projecting the end of this spring through the channel 4 and through a notch 8 formed in the lower side of the slide.

The spring I is mounted in a sleeve 9 that is reciprocably mounted in an opening I formed in the upper or thicker portion of the member I. The upper end of the sleeve is suitably attached to the spring so that when the. spring is extended by the downward movement of the slide the tube will travel with the spring and at all times protect it from the elements.

A pin III is extended laterally through the member I and through the spring to anchor the upper portion of the spring to the member I. The spring extends above the pin and its upper end may abut a shoulder I2 in the member I. The opening I3 in the upper end of the member is adapted to receive the stair I4 of the emblem or other support, the staff or support also being extended into the spring I and may contact the pin II. The staff or support It should snugly fit into the spring so'that the spring will firmly engage it and hold it against withdrawal without some effort.

Two lugs I are provided at a suitable point on the member I to limit the downward movement of the slide 5.

In practice, the jaw 6 will be engaged under the bumper or other object and the member I then will be drawn upwardly or outwardly as the case may be to separate the two jaws suificiently to permit the engagement of the upper jaw 2 on the bumper or other object. The grip I6 facilitate the movement of the member I. The tension of the spring causes the jaws to firmly hold the device on the bumper or other object so as to display the flag or emblem that may be engaged in the member I.

It is evident that various articles may be supported by the holder and that the holder may be attached to various objects for displaying the article.

In Fig. 4, we loosely mount a sleeve I! on a reduced portion of the staff I8 and secure the flag or emblem to the sleeve. The shoulder I9 on the stall limits the downward movement of the sleeve. The sleeve being freely rotatable on the stair, it prevents the flag or other object from Wrapping about the staff under the influence of the wind.

In Fig. 5 we illustrate a modification of the holder adapted for attachment to. a truck for example, for the display of a red fiag. The base is longitudinally apertured to receive the coiled spring 2| which is attached to the base by the pin 22 and its lower end is engaged in the lower side of the base to prevent turning of the spring. The flag staff 23 is inserted in the upper restricted portion 24 of the longitudinal aperture and is engaged in the spring. The spring firmly holds the stafi in position as does the spring I.

What we claim is: V

l. A holder for flags and the like comprising a jaw-carrying member having a longitudinal opening therein, a sleeve slidably mounted in said opening, a coiled spring extending through the sleeve and having its upper portion attached to said member and its lower end projecting from said member and a second jaw-carrying member encircling and slidably mounted on the other jawcarrying member and having said lower end of the spring connected thereto, the sleeve having an engagement with the spring such that when the spring is extended by relative movement of the jaw-carrying members the sleeve is caused to travel by the movement of the spring.

2. A holder for flags and the like comprising a jaw-carrying member having a longitudinal opening therein, a sleeve slidably mounted in'said opening, a coiled spring extending through the sleeve and having its upper portion attached to said member and its lower end projecting from said member, a support adapted to be inserted in said opening and into frictional engagement with the spring, and a second jaw-carrying member encircling and slidably mounted on the other jaw-carrying member and having said lower end of the spring connected thereto, the sleeve having an engagement with the spring such that when the spring is extended by relative movement of the jaw-carrying members the sleeve is reciprocated in said opening by the spring.

3. A holder for flags and the like comprising two members, one slidably mounted on the other and each having a jaw projecting from one side thereof, the jaws being in vertical alinement, one of said members having a vertical opening at the side opposite the jaw on said member, a sleeve in said opening, a coiled spring extending through the sleeve, a lateral pin extended through the wall of said opening and through the spring for securing the upper portion of the spring to said member and constituting an abutment for the sleeve in retracted position, the portion of the spring above the pin being adapted to receive and clamp a fiagstaff therein, the lower end of the sleeve being engaged to the spring and the lower end of the spring having engagement with the other jawcarrying member.

FRANK S. SCHMID. JOHN S. BITNER. 

